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Last year
2025
Averil Power
Cost of cancer: 225,000 of us are going to need this government to do more over next 5 years
trump exec order
Opinion: Trump can do what he wants — Irish remote workers won't return to full-time office work
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: There was real catharsis in watching TDs losing the rag this week
Human Rights
Opinion: We don’t need a new Occupied Territories Bill – improve this one and pass it quickly
holding power to account
Priest: Most bishops in America wouldn't have had the courage to speak to Trump like that — but one did
dail melee
Johnny Fallon: This Dáil circus was entirely predictable, so why was the government blindsided?
Fossil Fuels
Opinion: An Irish fossil fuel lobbyist says he's part of the low carbon transition - let's get real
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
back to the US
US Ambassador: I leave with a heart full of gratitude - thank you for an incredible experience
fleeing belarus
‘It was exactly like Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song': A Belarusian story of survival and hope
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: Met Éireann succeed in diabolical plot to warn us that it's cold
Mental Health
Opinion: When in the grip of anorexia, New Year's resolutions were huge for me — not anymore
new government
Opinion: The next government needs to adopt a new approach to the criminal justice system
Climate emergency
Opinion: Can native woodland flourish without farmers? They also deserve a just transition
Climate emergency
Opinion: Ireland will not move on climate until we have a truly democratic process
Surrealing in the Years
Surrealing in the Years: 2025 begins on a Dickensian note, and not in a fun way
Childcare
Opinion: When it comes to early years education, we're waiting for the Donogh O’Malley moment
All time
How I Spend My Money
Money Diaries: Have you made any financial New Year's resolutions? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
climate justice
The world in 2025: Six actions global leaders can take to build a fairer and better planet
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